[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 9, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 9CFR355.34]

[Page 407-408]
 
                  TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS
 
     CHAPTER III--FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 355--CERTIFIED PRODUCTS FOR DOGS, CATS, AND OTHER CARNIVORA; INSPECTION, CERTIFICATION, AND IDENTIFICATION AS TO CLASS, QUALITY, QUANTITY, AND CONDITION--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 355.34  Labels, approval of, by Administrator.

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, no label 
shall be used on any container of certified products until it has been 
approved by the Administrator. For the convenience of the inspected 
plant, sketches or proofs of proposed labels may be submitted in 
triplicate to the Administrator for approval, and the preparation of the 
finished labels deferred until such approval is obtained. All finished 
labels shall be submitted in quadruplicate to the Administrator for 
approval. In the case of lithographed labels, paper take-offs in lieu of 
sections of the metal containers shall be submitted for approval. Such 
paper take-offs shall not be in the form of a negative but shall be a 
complete reproduction of the label as it will appear on the package, 
including any color scheme involved.
    (b) Inserts, tags, liners, pasters, and like devices containing 
printed or graphic matter for use on, or to be placed within, containers 
and coverings of certified products shall be submitted for approval in 
the same manner as provided for labels in paragraph (a) of this section, 
except that inspectors in charge may permit the use of such devices if 
they contain no reference to

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the certified products and bear no misleading feature.
    (c) Stencils, labels, box dies, and brands may be used on shipping 
containers, including tierces, barrels, drums, boxes, crates, and large-
size fiberboard containers, without approval by the Administrator, 
provided the markings are applicable to the certified products, are not 
false or deceptive, and are used with the approval of the circuit 
supervisor.
    (d) No certified product and no container thereof shall be labeled 
with any false or deceptive term, and no statement, word, picture, 
design, or device which conveys any false impression or gives any false 
indication of the origin, quality, or quantity of the product shall 
appear on any label.